EP 0761569 A1 19970312 - Accumulating conveyor with latchable pallets
Title (en)
Accumulating conveyor with latchable pallets
Title (de)
Stauförderer mit verriegelbaren Paletten
Title (fr)
Convoyeur d'accumulation à palettes verrouillables
Publication
Application
Priority
US 52306195 A 19950901
Abstract (en)
An endless accumulating conveyor (20) with upper (40) and lower (42) runs and curved sections (48,50) at the ends with a plurality of pallet trains (22) each with at least two pallets (26,28,30) releasably connected together by a latch (32) at least while the pallet train (22) is advanced over the upper run (40). The pallets (22) are disconnected as each pallet (26,28,30) is advanced around a curved section (48,50) without being connected to any of the other pallets (26,28,30). The pallets (26,28,30) may be held stationary and accumulated while the conveyor (44,46) continues to run. <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B65G 17/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
B65G 17/002 (2013.01 - EP US); B65G 2201/02 (2013.01 - EP US)
Citation (search report)
- [XA] LU 43481 A1 19630604
- [DA] US 4934515 A 19900619 - LINDEN ROY C [US]
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE ES FR GB SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
US 6047813 A 20000411; CA 2183918 A1 19970302; DE 69611070 D1 20010104; DE 69611070 T2 20010405; EP 0761569 A1 19970312; EP 0761569 B1 20001129; MX 9603740 A 19970329
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 93805197 A 19970926; CA 2183918 A 19960822; DE 69611070 T 19960829; EP 96306245 A 19960829; MX 9603740 A 19960829